She found that less than half of female premiers could be said to have led parties in crisis. That means the “sacrificial lamb” theory couldn’t fully explain the poor electoral results of female premiers across the board. Dunderdale had served as a cabinet minister in multiple portfolios before becoming the province’s first female premier. During her first mandate, Wynne made efforts to improve government accountability and promised increases to the minimum wage. Following the election, Wynne moved forward with privatizing Hydro One, the creation of a cap-and-trade climate plan and other environmental subsidies.

Source: National Post April 17, 2019 21:51 UTC